Yes, torchon can be boring--but not to a beginner! There are so many
things to learn when one is first starting and torchon does make it
simple. On the other hand, I found myself quite mixed up when I
started, because everything was white, passives and workers alike.
When I found Lisiane Brulet's series of books, in which she start out
with a red worker over the white rest of the beginner strip, it all
fell into place and the rest is history!
However, when I start a beginner off in bobbin lace I often startle
her by suggesting that she take a blank pillow, a few pins, some
threads of any kind or color, and just go at it with no pattern or pre-
conceived notion at all as to where this is going to lead her. This
doesn't work with everyone, and I choose my eager lacemaker carefully,
but for a few people with a certain tendency sometimes very well
hidden inside, the creative spark is unleashed and I am always
astounded at what is released.
Anyone who has ever attended any of Betty MacDonald's classes will
know what I am talking about. <http://pittsburghlacegroup.org/2003/07/plg-newsletter-summer-2003/
> has a good article on her and how she teaches. Just scroll down
until you find "Betty MacDonald workshop notes".
Tess ([email protected]) in Maine, USA, where summer is just gorgeous!
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